Horse-boot



(No Model.)

J. H. FBNTON.

HORSE BUOT.

No. 386,630. Patented July 24, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. FENTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-BOOT.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 386,630, dated July 24, 188.8.

Application tiled March 26, ISST.

To (LZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Beit known that l, JOHN H. FENTON, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, anda citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Inlprovement in Hot-k lloots for Horses, of which the following is a full description, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawings, in whichv- Figure l is a side elevation showing my hockvboot attached to the leg of a horse. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section, the leg not being shown, and the boot being in a reverse position from that shown in Fig. l.

The object of my invention is to provide a boot for the protection ot' the hock joint of the horse from injury when lying down in the stable or elsewhere, and at the same time admit of the natural'aud unrestrained movement ofthe joint while the boot is in use, which l accomplish as illustrated in the drawings, and hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents one section ofthe main part of the boot, and B the other section. 'lhese two parts are made of heavy leather, which can most conveniently be shaped by stamping in suitable dies. The 'form of these two parts A B will be understood from the drawings.

C is a lining for the part A and a protection for the leg of the horse. lt is made of some suitable heavy cloth, and extends somewhat above the upper end of the part A and is large enough to extend around the leg ofthe horse and be overlapped.

D is another piece similar to C and serving a similar purpose.

C is stitched to the part A, but not to the lower end thereof, and the lower end of C, which is within the main part of the boot, eX- tends below and laps over the upper edge of D, as shown in Fig. 2.

The part D is stitched to the part B all around.

By leaving the lower end of the lining C detached from the part A of the boot I am able Serial No. 232,190. (No model.)

l to insert the upper end of the part B and the l lining thereto secured between the lower ends of the leather A and theliniug C, and the liu ing C will protect the leg of thehorsc from injury whit-h it might receive from the upper edge of the part B without sueh protection. lhe strap c is Aalso located between the lining C and the leather A.

The two parts A ll are hinged together at two points by means of rivets or other suitable connection. One of these rivets, a, is shown in Fig. 1, and the other, b, is shown in Fig. 2. These rivets, as shown, pass through the lining D, as well as through thc two parts A B.

c is a strap of leather, which may be about one inch in width, one cud of which is secured to A, and the other end of which is secured to B. This strap serves the purpose of limiting in one direction the movement of the two parts A B upon their hinges.

d e are two straps secured to C and provided with suitable buckles. f is another strap se cured to D and provided with a. suitable buckle. By means of these Straps the boot can be secured to the leg ofthe animal.

This boot furnishes the desired protection for the hook-joint. At the same time, being made of two parts hinged together as described, it does not interfere with the free use of the joint.

In Fig. 2 the two parts C D are shown overlapped the same as in Fig. l.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isn

A horse-boot consisting of two parts, A B, one overlapping the other and hinged together on opposite sides, in combination with a lining, C, stitched to the upper portion of the part A, but not to the lower end thereof, and a lining D, stitched to the part B, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN H. FENTON.

IVitnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, HARRY T. JONES. 

